N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
Jin quickly assesses the situation.
Take care everyone, these are Naga's, horribly poisonous and capable spellcasters in their own right. I recommend spreading out!
With that Jin calls out a swift incantation bringing the wrath of the gods down on the two upper creatures. Bright light illuminates the whole chamber momentarily dazzling the spectators but (hopefully) searing the flesh and blinding the enemy.
He then takes off into the arena to create a little space.
Mechanics:
Jin is casting Holy Smite which should be a large enough area to hit the two of them.
Each of them takes Damage:5d8 ⇒ (8, 3, 5, 7, 5) = 28 damage (assuming they are evil) and needs to make a DC23 will save. If they pass they take half damage. If they fail they are also blinded for 1 round. If they are neutral they take half damage and cannot be blinded. If they are good they are unaffected (unlikely!).
I am unsure if they have SR so here are some rolls.
SR Penetration Spirit Naga:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26 SR Penetration Dark Naga:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26
He then flies towards the centre of the arena (what is the ceiling height). If it is not blind and has combat reflexes he will be provoking from the Spirit Naga
A bright light washes over the two northern nagas and they both wince in pain. The center one begins writing around as it's vision has been overcome by the light, and it is promptly filled with arrows from the rogue.
After the first few cuts Roary is pretty sure that the Naga is dead, but he swings once more just to make sure.
Round 1:
Quiven
Hiram
Roary
Wei Ji
Jin Goro
Little Shins
Green Dark Naga (-14)
Good hope on all but Jin, Blur self, heroism self; inspire greatness on Roary
Halfling S Male Halfling Bard (Sea Singer 9) | HP 57/57 | AC 24 | T 16 | FF 19 | CMD 22 | Fort +9 | Ref +15 | Will +10 | Init +5 | Perc +16
"Thank you Roary! I like you too!"
Slow to respond to the onslaught, Shins casts his magic to inspire a unwavering hope within the party before chasing after Roary to support him while spreading out from the rest of the group.
Everyone but Jin-Goro has been hit with Good Hope granting you all +2 morale bonuse to virtually all d20 rolls and weapon damage rolls.
As the Naga begin to fall, you see an unnerving number of tengu swordsmen and leering oni pushing towards the railing around the unlit perimeter of the arena.
I've left the naga corpses on the map as difficult terrain. You can fight on top of an ever growing pile of bodies for greater glory!
Wei watches the situation unfold and gives a nod as suddenly he's filled with speed Haste, inspiration Hiram's Epic Tale, and just a general 'good' feeling Good Hope.
He closes to the remaining active naga with shield raised and takes a back-handed bash with his shield.
Wei Ji bashes his shield solidly into the last remaining Naga and it slithers away (provoking an AoO from Wei-Ji) then rears up and conjures up a bolt of lightning, blasting it at Hiram and Quiven.
Reflex save for Hiram and Quiven:
DC 16 Lightning Bolt
Electricity Damage:7d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 6, 3, 5, 5, 5) = 31, save for half
Round 2:
Quiven
Hiram
Roary
Wei Ji (May also take AoO on Naga)
Jin Goro
Little Shins
Green Dark Naga (-29)
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
With that Jin flies forward to bring the northern group with range, floating to a stop, closing his eyes he begins to chant, his voice takes on a sing song quality and the area fills with the scent of jasmine. Smoke begins to pour from his nose, mouth and ears and as his eyes snap open he exhales an enormous cloud of sweet smelling incense which engulfs the northern perimeter.
Mechanics:
Jin defensively casts Hallucinogenic Smoke. It affects a 30' cone which should be enough to catch three of the Tengu and two of the Oni. Each needs to make a DC23 fortitude save. If they fail they are nauseated for 11 rounds. If they pass they are sickened for Duration:1d4 ⇒ 2 rounds.
Assuming the Oni have SR here are some checks:
Left Oni SR:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14 Right Oni SR:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
If they do have SR Jin will cast Borrow Fortune as an immediate action to reroll the 1. If this is needed he will have to roll all d20's twice and take the lower over the next two rounds.
SR re-roll:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
Jin will be floating 5' off the ground to avoid flanking from non flying opponents if there is space.
Nauseated: Creatures with the nauseated condition experience stomach distress. Nauseated creatures are unable to attack, cast spells, concentrate on spells, or do anything else requiring attention. The only action such a character can take is a single move actions per turn.
Sickened: The character takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
Male Halfling Rogue (Burglar) [10.0]: HP 62/63 | AC 30 (33 vs traps) | T 21 | FF 23 | F +7 | R +16 (+18 vs traps) | W +7 (+9 vs. fear) | CMB +7 CMD 30 | Init +12 | Perc +16 | SM +5 | Stealth +23 | DD +26 | EA +19 | Acro +21 | Perform (Sing/Dance/Act) +4 | Climb +12 | Swim +9
Reflex:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34
Quiven ducks and dodges out of harm's way! Evasion
Quiven then fires some arrows at the naga (assuming its still up at the moment. If its down then naturally I'd like to catch one of these others flat-footed and hopefully get sneak damage in).
HP 73/73; Init +6, Perc +11; AC 30, T 18, FF 22, CMD 23; F+6, R+15, W+8,
Hiram Reflex:1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 15 + 1 = 32
HP 58/73
Hiram shakes slightly as he slips aside from the lightning bolt. "By Taldor that stings!" He continues to INSPIRE +2, then steps five feet north to the naga. He attacks, activating arcane strike!
Rapier!:1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 14 + 2 + 1 = 31 for 1d6 + 7 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 3 + 2 = 18 damage!
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
The Man Behind the Curtain wrote:
At the moment they are spectators. Some of them will likely be your next opponents but they are still seated with the organizers and other observers.
Quiven pierces the Naga with 3 shots, and then Hiram knocks the Naga out with his well placed strike and several members of the crowd cheer.
Reflex for Roary:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32
At the same time Roary moves forward hoping to beat Hiram to the punch but has his charge interrupted as the ground gives out from under him with a loud crack. Apparently the trapdoors that the monsters appeared from don't support an average human's weight (read, medium creature) so long as the lifts are down at the base... which they appear to be. Thankfully Roary is quick enough on his feet to abruptly end his charge and hop back to avoid the long drop into the basement.
Now that you are aware of the hazard, it is a DC 5 perception check to notice all of the trapdoors, so I'll mark them on the map when I get some more time.
The tengu swordsmen in the ground nod with respect at your skill, while several of the oni begin to jeer.
From the back of the audience you hear the voice of someone, likely one of the organizers barking out orders to record your victory and send the next opponents. A pair of oni in the audience turn and nod with grins, and stand up.
A few rounds pass during the duration of this exchange, so track buffs accordingly, once I reroll initiative I'll keep the round counter up to date from the beginning (so it will begin with round 4 or 5 or however much time has passed.
Jin-Goro, if you wish to trigger your readied action as they stand they'll still be in the crowd and you are likely to catch non-combatants. Otherwise I'll be rerolling initiative once everyone has regrouped however they wish to regroup.
Round 3 (Regroup):
Quiven
Hiram
Roary
Wei Ji
Jin Goro
Little Shins
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
That is fine, I shall hold off for now and drop a couple of buff spells given we have a couple of rounds grace. Jin will cast shield of faith (+3) on himself and activate his wand of heightened awareness.
HP 73/73; Init +6, Perc +11; AC 30, T 18, FF 22, CMD 23; F+6, R+15, W+8,
Hiram bows and salutes the audience as the naga falls. In his time to buff, he lets the inspiring monologue drop (though lingering performance may cover the intervening moments) and hits himself with the CLW wand!
HP 173(213)| DR 7/- | AC 22 | T 14 | FF 18 | CMD 33 | Fort +22 | Ref +16 | Will +13 | Init +5 | Perc +19
Situational Buffs:
+9 saves vs Spells/Sla's while Raging, +4 damage vs Spellcasters
Just a note GM, but his reflex is +16 vs spells/sla's etc only.. Would only add +9 to that roll, which is prob good enough, just wanted to let you know.
Just so I can make a decision, we are entering round 3 and new initiative will be round 4 or 5?
You are entering round 3. Orders have been given for your next opponent and it looks as though some folk are accepting the challege. Whether it's round 4, 5, or 6 is anyone's guess, but expect them to make their way down anywhere from imminently to ~20 seconds. Also you totally passed that reflex save either way.
In fact I'll do this since I'm a trusting GM... Everyone decide what you wish to do and I'll put the round count in a spoiler tag below. You can decide on your course of action, read the tag, then figure out how much you get done and place yourself accordingly. I should get the next challenge started late tonight. I'm in southern california, so all times I give are Pacific Standard Time.
A new challenger appears!:
Two Oni fly onto the battlefield in 2 rounds. New initiative kicks off round 5.
Male Halfling Rogue (Burglar) [10.0]: HP 62/63 | AC 30 (33 vs traps) | T 21 | FF 23 | F +7 | R +16 (+18 vs traps) | W +7 (+9 vs. fear) | CMB +7 CMD 30 | Init +12 | Perc +16 | SM +5 | Stealth +23 | DD +26 | EA +19 | Acro +21 | Perform (Sing/Dance/Act) +4 | Climb +12 | Swim +9
Since I didn't really make it clear and didn't have the chance to note it before the fight, Quiven will use his new wand of Longstrider on himself if he can't get one of the party members to do it for him.
Good Hope and Heightened Awareness has been taken into consideration for this initiative check
A pair of Oni fly out on to the battlefield, while drawing their blades and ready themselves for combat. With a shout from somewhere in the crowd they leap into action, although Quiven, Jin Goro, and Wei Ji recognize this as indication that the fight is on and snap into action!
Wei-Ji and Jin-Goro recognize these as Oni Mages.
Jin-Goro, I think your roll was high enough to just go ahead and read the PRD entry for Oni and report whatever you feel is pertinent.
Round 5:
Quiven
Jin Goro
Wei Ji
Green Oni (Flying 40 ft up)
Hiram
Roary
Red Oni (Flying 40 ft up)
Little Shins
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
I don't think you included heightened awareness in my initiative although it didn't actually matter
Careful everyone, these are Ogre Magi, they hit hard and regenerate, hit em with fire or acid. Watch out for cone of cold and charms spells!
With that Jin will weave a protective ward around the party flying from person to person touching each lightly as he goes.
Mechanics:
Jin casts communal resist energy (cold), Taka, Shins and Roary get 10 minutes each, everyone else gets 20 minutes. At CL11 it provides 30 cold resistance.
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
Quiven Glist wrote:
Since I didn't really make it clear and didn't have the chance to note it before the fight, Quiven will use his new wand of Longstrider on himself if he can't get one of the party members to do it for him.
Just a note, Longstrider is personal so we cannot activate it for you
HP 173(213)| DR 7/- | AC 22 | T 14 | FF 18 | CMD 33 | Fort +22 | Ref +16 | Will +13 | Init +5 | Perc +19
Situational Buffs:
+9 saves vs Spells/Sla's while Raging, +4 damage vs Spellcasters
Without time to reset Roary will just stay in rage..
Once Roary see's the Oni flying he pulls a fly potion a quaffs it..
From the description it sounds like they are seen flying round 4 and enter the fray round 5. If this is correct Roary will drink the pot round 4.. If not it will be his action round 5.
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
If Roary remained in rage then I think he also needs a will save against the resist energy. The DC is 22
Given that the Oni were identified clearly by multiple members of the party, I'd say that it's a safe bet you were able to quaff your potion in time to begin.
The southern most Oni takes a few shots from Quiven, but having watched the last bout decides to move into a much less lethal location with respect to the raging barbarian. It doesn't seem to have quite recognized the ward that Jin-Goro weaved about the party and unleashes it's cone of cold directly onto Hiram, Shins, and Jin-Goro.
Cold Damage:9d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 2, 4, 1, 6, 1, 4, 3) = 29Reflex DC 18 for half
The Tengu in the audience seem a bit disappointed with the Oni's lack of sportsmanship.
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Round 5:
Quiven
Jin Goro (Pending reflex save)
Green Oni (-20, Flying 50 ft up)
Wei Ji (Delay)
Hiram
Roary (Pending will save vs Protection from Cold and Reflex save from Cone of Cold)
Red Oni (Flying 40 ft up)
Little Shins (Pending reflex save)
Active Buffs (Not including personal buffs):
Haste: Everyone, Ends round 10
Good Hope: Everyone except Jin-Goro and Roary, Ends round 9
Protection from Cold: Everyone except maybe Roary if he saves, Ends in a long time.
Please correct me if I missed anything, Inspire courage has just ended.
The tengu sighs a bit as he sees the oni continue their painfully annoying assault from above and shakes his head.
There's a brief beat as wings unfurl from his back and he launches himself skywards towards the nearest entity, blade and sword out.
"I'll start on this one, y'all get the other one!"
Tengu Wings:
Tengu Wings
You can grow wings that allow you to fly.
Prerequisites: Character level 5th, tengu.
Benefit: Once per day, you can sprout a pair of giant black crow's wings, granting you a fly speed of 30 feet (average maneuverability). This spell-like ability otherwise functions as beast shape I (though you do not gain any other benefits of that spell) with a caster level equal to your level.
Crunch:
Popping wings, then Double Move to get to altitude with Oni, Provoking AoO, current AC 32
They are both able to dodge the bulk of the blast, but some of the wave hits the pair with Taka stumbling to put Shins between him in the blast. He is surprised that Jin's ward repels the cold and gives an appreciative 'ook' to the flying spellcaster and a taunt to the enemy.
Taka fails, but has improved evasion, both take half which is less than the energy resistance they both currently have.
Good Hope lasts minutes per level, so should end on round 90.
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
Reflex Save:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Hah, you will have to try harder than that!
Jin takes no damage regardless of the save result with resist 30
HP 73/73; Init +6, Perc +11; AC 30, T 18, FF 22, CMD 23; F+6, R+15, W+8,
Hiram Reflex:1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 15 + 1 = 27
Haste should still be good for 5 rounds yet!
HP 58/73
Hiram lets out a scoffing sound of mockery. "Cowards! Flying about like sparrows in a storm! There is no honor in floating above like fat clouds while true warriors give battle below! Come down and stand with honor! SHAME! SHAME on your family, on your clan, on your house!"Intimidate?:1d20 + 18 ⇒ (12) + 18 = 30Actually +18 is the modifier for Bluff, Perform: Oratory or Diplomacy, I'll use whatever is appropriate to shame them!
Hiram: Unfortunately demoralize requires them to be within 30 ft, but with a check like that check I'll start at least a little something in motion.
The tengu in the audience begin to make whistles towards the Oni, clearly in agreement with Hiram.
It looks as though Roary has a fly speed of 40 due to his armor, so ascending at half speed at a 45 degree angel will put him out of charging range. I assume he'll want to make his way up to at least line up a charge, so I'll have him double move this round.
Will vs Resist energy:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32Saves Reflex vs Cone of Cold:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18Saves
Roary flies through the freezing cone and ascends to meet his foes on their level, and hopefully bring about a swift end to their lives...
14 dmg on Roary
The oni which appeared a bit slower on the draw attempts to knock Roary out of the air with a curse of deep slumber.
Will vs Deep Slumber:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28Saves
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Round 5:
Little Shins
Round 6:
Quiven
Jin Goro
Green Oni (-20, Flying 50 ft up)
Wei Ji
Hiram
Roary (-14)
Red Oni (Flying 40 ft up)
Active Buffs (Not including personal buffs):
Haste: Everyone, Ends round 10
Good Hope: Everyone except Jin-Goro and Roary, Ends at 9 minutes
Protection from Cold: Everyone except Roary, Ends at 10 minutes for some, 20 for others
HP 73/73; Init +6, Perc +11; AC 30, T 18, FF 22, CMD 23; F+6, R+15, W+8,
No problem. I more wanted to pluck their egos and get the crowd jeering them, which will hopefully encourage them to come down where we can slaughter them. Politely, of course.
N Male Half Orc Oracle 15 HP 173|153 | Init +22 | AC 37, T17, FF37 | Fort +22, Reflex +18, Will +17, evasion, +4 vs death, MA, stun, +9 vs disease, +6 vs poison, +2 vs illusion | CMD 25 | Perception +29, Sense Motive +23
Resources:
Spells: 9|6|7|6|3|7|5; Reroll: unused
Conditions: Acid Resist 30, Delay Poison, Freedom of Movement
Seeing Roary and Wei-Ji moving to deal with the northern Oni Jin turns his attention to the southern one. He begins to weave together a subtle but powerful magic, slowly forming the enchantment and mentally unleashing it against the Oni.
fear, hatred, jealousy, you know these things, your rival plots your downfall, if you do not act first he will surely betray you, take action NOW while he is distracted by these foolish mortals...
Mechanics:
Jin stays where he is and takes a full round action to cast Persistent Murderous Command at the green Oni. If successful that should nicely bring it within range of Roary and Wei-Ji
Spell Resistance:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23
If it penetrates SR then it needs a DC20 will save, if it saves it must roll again
I should have this southern one in hand friends, take down the north one.
Shins begins weaving his bardic magic to bolster his allies and Quiven unleashes another trio of arrows, two of which cause lasting wounds on the Oni. Snapping the arrows out of his shoulder, he turns sneers at Jin-Goro, persistently refusing to acknowledge the voices in his head.
He carefully descends to hover over the archer that has continuously perforated his hide and swings once with his mighty blade.
Attack vs Quiven:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15Very much a miss
Round 5:
Little Shins
Round 6:
Quiven
Jin Goro
Green Oni (-42, Flying 10 ft up)
Wei Ji
Hiram
Roary (-14)
Red Oni (Flying 40 ft up)
Active Buffs (Not including personal buffs):
Inspire Courage +2: Ends when Shins says so.
Haste: Everyone, Ends round 10
Good Hope: Everyone except Jin-Goro and Roary, Ends at 9 minutes
Protection from Cold: Everyone except Roary, Ends at 10 minutes for some, 20 for others
Hiram's whip catches onto the Oni's blade but as he tugs the sword doesn't give. With a bit of timely inspiration, he gets the idea to loosen his grip on the whip for one split second... and the Oni is caught by surprise. The massive blade clatters to the ground.
Wei-Ji pummels the Oni, cutting and bashing at the outsider. The oni reels back, avoiding a few of the strikes but suffers most of the assault.
Since the red Oni closed distance a bit, Roary will need to make a DC 10 fly check if he wishes to full attack, unless he wishes to charge at green. I'll give some time for him to choose his action.
Round 5:
Little Shins
Round 6:
Quiven
Jin Goro
Green Oni (-42, Flying 10 ft up, Disarmed)
Wei Ji
Hiram
Roary (-14)
Red Oni (-42, Flying 40 ft up)
